Weil-McLain®, a leading designer and manufacturer of hydronic comfort heating systems for residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, has launched its 2016 School of Better Heating training program.

There’s no such thing as magic in hydronics. There are no magic boilers, controls, or circulators that know what to do. If someone can’t explain to you exactly how a delta (Δ) P or a ΔT variable-speed circulator works, and why, without using the word “magic” or some derivative thereof, they don’t really know.

ACCA announced it has reached an agreement with the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) to be the publisher of the I=B=R Residential Hydronic Heating Guide, as well as the H-22 Heat Loss Calculation Guide, the H-22 worksheets, and ¼ Scale House Plans.

From the outside, the 1920s villa in the seaside community of Newport, Rhode Island, appears as any other historic home in the neighborhood. But inside the 15,000-square-foot house, the heating system is state-of-the-art — including Wi-Fi and remote programming capabilities — powered by a Bell & Gossett (B&G) pump system.

Taco President and CEO John Hazen White Jr. announced the appointment of Wil VandeWiel as the new president and chief operating office of Taco, effective Dec. 15. As president and COO, VandeWiel will oversee daily operations and work with White and the board of directors in steering Taco’s growth in the years ahead.

Victaulic and Tour & Andersson (TA) have announced new dates and a new session topic for their series of hydronic balancing seminars, known as the TA Hydronic College. The new seminar topic is “Energy Insights – Optimizing Hydronic Systems for Energy Savings.”